Hearing Documents

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE 8-3 on Wednesday, July 9, 2014.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 661:
Agreed to by record vote 234-188, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 229-192, on Thursday, July 10, 2014.

MANAGERS: Cole/Slaughter

1. Modified-open rule for H.R. 5016.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI except for section 627.

5. Provides that after general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. During consideration of the bill for amendment: (1) amendments shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amendment; and (2) no pro forma amendments shall be in order except that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.

6. Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph.

7. Authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Closed rule for H.R. 4718.

10. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, as modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee Report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

14. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 149

Motion by Mr. McGovern to report open rules for H.R. 4718 and H.R. 5016. Defeated 3–8

Majority MemberVote

Ms. FoxxNay

Mr. BishopNay

Mr. ColeNay

Mr. WoodallNay

Mr. NugentNay

Mr. WebsterNay

Ms. Ros-LehtinenNo Vote

Mr. BurgessNay

Mr. Sessions, ChairmanNay

Minority MemberVote

Ms. SlaughterYea

Mr. McGovernYea

Mr. HastingsYea

Mr. PolisNo Vote

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 150

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike the waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI in the rule for H.R. 5016 for the sections that pertain to the District of Columbia and Federal Employee Health Benefits. Defeated 3–8